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From Easton Book: This word has a comprehensive meaning in Scripture. In the Old Testament it is the rendering of the Hebrew word _sepher_, which properly means a "writing," and then a "volume" (Exodus 17:14; Deuteronomy 28:58; Deuteronomy 29:20; Job 19:23) or "roll of a book" (Jeremiah 36:2, Jeremiah 36:4).

Books were originally written on skins, on linen or cotton cloth, and on Egyptian papyrus, whence our word "paper." The leaves of the book were generally written in columns, designated by a Hebrew word properly meaning "doors" and "valves" (Jeremiah 36:23, R.V., marg. "columns").

Among the Hebrews books were generally rolled up like our maps, or if very long they were rolled from both ends, forming two rolls (Luke 4:17-20). Thus they were arranged when the writing was on flexible materials; but if the writing was on tablets of wood or brass or lead, then the several tablets were bound together by rings through which a rod was passed.

A sealed book is one whose contents are secret (Isaiah 29:11; Revelation 5:1-3). To "eat" a book (Jeremiah 15:16; Ezekiel 2:8-10; Ezekiel 3:1-3; Revelation 10:9) is to study its contents carefully.

The book of judgment (Daniel 7:10) refers to the method of human courts of justice as illustrating the proceedings which will take place at the day of God's final judgment.

The book of the wars of the Lord (Numbers 21:14), the book of Jasher (Joshua 10:13), and the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah and Israel (2 Chronicles 25:26), were probably ancient documents known to the Hebrews, but not forming a part of the canon.

The book of life (Psalms 69:28) suggests the idea that as the redeemed form a community or citizenship (Philippians 3:20; Philippians 4:3), a catalogue of the citizens' names is preserved (Luke 10:20; Revelation 20:15). Their names are registered in heaven (Luke 10:20; Revelation 3:5).

The book of the covenant (Exodus 24:7), containing Exodus 20:22-23:33, is the first book actually mentioned as a part of the written word. It contains a series of laws, civil, social, and religious, given to Moses at Sinai immediately after the delivery of the decalogue. These were written in this "book."

Verses:

• Genesis 5:1
• Exodus 17:14
• Exodus 24:7
• Exodus 32:32
• Exodus 32:33
• Numbers 5:23
• Numbers 21:14
• Deuteronomy 17:18
• Deuteronomy 28:58
• Deuteronomy 28:61
• Deuteronomy 29:20
• Deuteronomy 29:21
• Deuteronomy 29:27
• Deuteronomy 30:10
• Deuteronomy 31:24
• Deuteronomy 31:26
• Joshua 1:8
• Joshua 8:31
• Joshua 8:34
• Joshua 10:13
• Joshua 23:6
• Joshua 24:26
• 1 Samuel 10:25
• 2 Samuel 1:18
• 1 Kings 11:41
• 1 Kings 14:19
• 1 Kings 14:29
• 1 Kings 15:7
• 1 Kings 15:23
• 1 Kings 15:31
• 1 Kings 16:5
• 1 Kings 16:14
• 1 Kings 16:20
• 1 Kings 16:27
• 1 Kings 22:39
• 1 Kings 22:45
• 2 Kings 1:18
• 2 Kings 8:23
• 2 Kings 10:34
• 2 Kings 12:19
• 2 Kings 13:8
• 2 Kings 13:12
• 2 Kings 14:6
• 2 Kings 14:15
• 2 Kings 14:18
• 2 Kings 14:28
• 2 Kings 15:6
• 2 Kings 15:11
• 2 Kings 15:15
• 2 Kings 15:21
• 2 Kings 15:26
• 2 Kings 15:31
• 2 Kings 15:36
• 2 Kings 16:19
• 2 Kings 20:20
• 2 Kings 21:17
• 2 Kings 21:25
• 2 Kings 22:8
• 2 Kings 22:10
• 2 Kings 22:11
• 2 Kings 22:13
• 2 Kings 22:16
• 2 Kings 23:2
• 2 Kings 23:3
• 2 Kings 23:21
• 2 Kings 23:24
• 2 Kings 23:28
• 2 Kings 24:5
• 1 Chronicles 9:1
• 1 Chronicles 27:24
• 2 Chronicles 16:11
• 2 Chronicles 17:9
• 2 Chronicles 20:34
• 2 Chronicles 24:27
• 2 Chronicles 25:4
• 2 Chronicles 25:26
• 2 Chronicles 27:7
• 2 Chronicles 28:26
• 2 Chronicles 32:32
• 2 Chronicles 34:14
• 2 Chronicles 34:15
• 2 Chronicles 34:16
• 2 Chronicles 34:18
• 2 Chronicles 34:21
• 2 Chronicles 34:24
• 2 Chronicles 34:30
• 2 Chronicles 34:31
• 2 Chronicles 35:12
• 2 Chronicles 35:25
• 2 Chronicles 35:27
• 2 Chronicles 36:8
• Ezra 4:15
• Ezra 6:2
• Ezra 6:18
• Nehemiah 8:1
• Nehemiah 8:3
• Nehemiah 8:5
• Nehemiah 8:8
• Nehemiah 8:18
• Nehemiah 9:3
• Nehemiah 12:23
• Nehemiah 13:1
• Esther 2:23
• Esther 6:1
• Esther 10:2
• Job 19:23
• Psalms 40:7
• Psalms 56:8
• Psalms 69:28
• Psalms 139:16
• Ecclesiastes 12:12
• Isaiah 8:1
• Isaiah 29:11
• Isaiah 29:12
• Isaiah 29:18
• Isaiah 30:8
• Isaiah 34:4
• Isaiah 34:16
• Jeremiah 25:13
• Jeremiah 30:2
• Jeremiah 36:2
• Jeremiah 36:4
• Jeremiah 36:6
• Jeremiah 36:8
• Jeremiah 36:10
• Jeremiah 36:11
• Jeremiah 36:13
• Jeremiah 36:14
• Jeremiah 36:18
• Jeremiah 36:20
• Jeremiah 36:21
• Jeremiah 36:23
• Jeremiah 36:25
• Jeremiah 36:27
• Jeremiah 36:28
• Jeremiah 36:29
• Jeremiah 36:32
• Jeremiah 45:1
• Jeremiah 51:60
• Jeremiah 51:63
• Ezekiel 2:9
• Ezekiel 3:1
• Ezekiel 3:2
• Ezekiel 3:3
• Daniel 7:10
• Daniel 9:2
• Daniel 10:21
• Daniel 12:1
• Daniel 12:4
• Nahum 1:1
• Zechariah 5:1
• Zechariah 5:2
• Zechariah 5:3
• Malachi 3:16
• Mark 12:26
• Luke 3:4
• Luke 4:17
• Luke 4:20
• Luke 20:42
• John 20:30
• John 21:25
• Acts 1:1
• Acts 1:20
• Acts 7:42
• Acts 19:19
• Galatians 3:10
• Philippians 4:3
• 2 Timothy 4:13
• Hebrews 9:19
• Hebrews 10:7
• Revelation 1:11
• Revelation 3:5
• Revelation 5:1
• Revelation 5:2
• Revelation 5:3
• Revelation 5:4
• Revelation 5:5
• Revelation 5:7
• Revelation 5:8
• Revelation 5:9
• Revelation 6:14
• Revelation 10:2
• Revelation 10:8
• Revelation 10:9
• Revelation 10:10
• Revelation 13:8
• Revelation 17:8
• Revelation 20:12
• Revelation 20:15
• Revelation 21:27
• Revelation 22:7
• Revelation 22:9
• Revelation 22:10
• Revelation 22:18
• Revelation 22:19